Oven lining and rack supported thereby



I. V. BRUMBAUGH OVEN LININO AND RACK SUPPORTED THEREBY April 7, 1931.

Filed Aug. 22, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 7, 1931. a. v. BRUMBAUGH 1,800,052

OVEN LINING AND RACK SUPPORTED THEREBY Filed Aug. 22, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet "2 p 1931- l. v. BRUMBAUGH 1,800,052

OVEN LINING AND RACK SUPPORTED THEREBY Filed Aug. 22. 1929' '4 Sheets-Sheet s April 7, 1931- v. BRUMBAUGH 1,800,052

own mum AND RACK SUPPORTED THEREBY Filed Aug. 22, 1929 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 i Patented Apr. 7, 1931" om-Tan srATss ATENT orrlcr.

ISAAC VERNON BEUIBAUGH, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOB TO AMERICAN STOVE COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A. CORPORATION 01' MISSOURI OVEN LINING AND BACK SUPPORTED THEBEBY Application filed August 22, 1929. Serial No. 387.711.

rack supports which extend into the oven from the lining and extend inward and project longitudinal of the lining, whereby increased space is available in the oven and the accumulation of unsanitary substances on the said supports is avoided, and whereby the inside lining is smooth, easily cleaned and more sanitary than the old inwardly and longitudinally projecting racksupports.

The present improvement involves providing the inner oven lining with a plurality of slots and the racks whereby part of the racks project into the slots and are supported by the longitudinal walls of the slots.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a passageway between the inner lining of the oven and-an outer wall of the flue-way that communicates with the said 1 slots whereby the hot gases in the said space will flow into the oven which causes the slots to perform the double function of supports for the racks and as passa eways for hot gases from the verticallyexten 'ng flue A further object of the present invention is specially constructing the racks whereby they cooperate with the walls of the slots and are. supported by'the said walls even when the rack is projecting outside of the ovenfto re- .ceive utensils containing food, or when the racks are pulled outward for examining the food in the utensils and without any liability of tilting and thus spilling the contents of the utensils.

Other ob'ects of the invention will appear from the following detailed description.

' In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of that part of the range including the cookln and broiling'ovens, with the doors'omit therefrom and partly shown in section. g

Figure 2 is a partial horizontal sectional view of the ovenshown'in Figure 1 and also showing the construction of the racks where?" by they may be inserted within the oven and removed from the oven by a certain manipulation of the racks. a

Figure 3 is an elevation looking from the nslde of the oven showing the construction of one of the inside. linings of the cooking oven.

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view on'the line 4-4 of Figure 3. Figure 5 is a plan view of one of the improved racks.

Figure 6 is an end view of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is an enlarged cross sectional view on the line 77 of Figure 5. v f

Figure 8 is an edge elevation of the rack shown in Figure 5.

Figure 9 is a horizontal sectional view on the line 9-9 of Figure 3.

Figure 10 is a plan view of a rack showing.

a modification in this construction. t

Figure 11 is an end elevation of Figure 10. Figure 12 is a side elevation of Figure '10. Figure 13 is an enlarged plan view showing part of the rack shown in Figure 10, and

part of the lining of the oven.

the accompanying drawings, 1 is a cookmg oven and 2 a broiling oven therebelow,

the two ovens as here shown being separated by a horizontal wall 3. It is well understood by those skilled in the art that a burner (2' Fig 1) for heatin the cooking oven 1 and for broiling in they roiling oven 2 is locatedjust below the horizontal wall 3 that divides the two ovens.

The inside lining 4 in this improved construction is provided with a plurality of parallel slots 5 that extend longitudinal the said oven. .The forward ends of these slots are provided with upwardl extending shortslots 6. In formin these s ots 5 in the lining 4 a lon 'tudinal s't is 'made intermediate the.

tically arranged flange 10 which the ends of the rods enter while the side walls of the flange 10 are shown at 11. This surrounding flange may be formed of a rod corresponding to the rods 8 and the ends of the rods 8 attached in any suitable manner to the surrounding rod or wires. However, for the purposes of this present improvement I preferably form the surrounding portion of the rack of what I term as a flange 10 and this flange extends vertically.

By reference particularly to Figure 2 it will be observed that the inner end of the rack is made narrower than its outer end and this is accomplished by bending inwardly the surrounding flange 11 as at 12 and then rearward as at 13, the rear end being a part of the flange 10. Attached to this narrowed inner end of the rack is a member 14 preferably made of flat material, and this member projects outwardly from the rack to a position which is beyond a longitudinal line drawn from the flange 11 that is located on thesame side as the member 14. Located at the opposite side of the inner end of the rack 9 is a member 15 constructed similar to the member 14 but very much shorter than the said member 14. These members 14 and 15 are attached to the flange 11 and 13 preferably by being spot welded to it.

\Vhen the rack 9 is to'be placed in the oven it is placed at an angle to the said even and the long member 14 is entered in one of the vertical slots 6 and then the rack moved laterally in the position shown in Figure 2 until the member 15 is opposite a corresponding vertical slot 6 and then the rack 9 is moved to carry the outer end of the member 15 into the vertical slot. With both the members 14 and 15 in the said slots 5 the rack is held in that position by reason of the upturned ends 16 and 17 which-will prevent the rack from being moved so as to disengage the members 14 and 15 from the said slots. Again when the rack is pushed in the oven sut ficiently far to cause the outer wide portion to enter the said'oven then'it is not prac ical.

to cause the disengagement of the members 14 and 15 with the walls of the slots 5. From the foregoing description it will be observed that the members 14 and 15 form supports for the inner end of the rack. and when the rack is pushed in a little farther then it is held in a horizontal position by having the longitudinal portion 11 rest on the supports 18. These supports perform a further function. That is to say, they serve as stops to prevent the rack from being mow-d outward by reason of the depending members 1'9- which are normally in rear of the supports 18. These members 19 project slightly below the part 11 so that they engage the members 18 and when placing the rack within the oven it is-necessary that the front end of the rack be lifted just sufiiciently'to permit these stops 19 to be elevated above the combined supports and cooperating stops 18.

scription that when the rack is in position within the oven and in normal position it cannot he accidentally removed from the oven so that it can be pulled out to its limit and it will stop, and when pulled out it can contain utensils containing food for inspection or otherwise without any danger of tilting'and spilling the contents of theutensils. When it is desired to remove the rack from the oven it is only necessary to lift the outer wide end of it until the depending stops 19 escape the combined support and stops 18 and then the racks can move to the position shown in full lines in Figure 2, which will enable the racks to he removed.

Attention is directed to the relatively narrow outwardly extending flanges 7 which are smoothly and easily. \Vhen the rack is inposition within the oven then the upturned end 16 of the longer member 14 is in relatlvelythe same position as the upturned end 17 of the member 15.

Primarily the object of providing the slots with the upturned flanges 7 is to accomplish V a double function, viz. to strengthen the said lining and to secondly, prevent the lining from warping when. the same is being enameled. Itis well known and it is common now to enamel the inner lining of ovens and it is necessary that the oven be strengthened and prevented from warping in order that it may properly be enameled without being warped and thrown out of line so as to interfere with the space of the oven and interfere with the movement of the rack within the oven.

The broilin g oven 2 is provided with a plurality of slots 20. the said slots having their front ends extending vertically as at 21 and the edges of the slots provided with outwardly extending flanges 22 similar to the flanges 7 of the baking oven. This construction is to enable the same form of rack to be used in the broiling oven as is used in the cooking oven, which has been already described and it is needless to repeat it in connection with the broilin g oven.

Attention is directed to the space 23 (shown clearly in Figure 2) which lies between the inner lining 4 of the oven and the outer wall 24 of the oven. This space is primarily for the purpose of forming a flue for the passage of the hot gases, and it will be observed that the slots of the oven lining for combustion enters the broiler compart-' ment through the slots 20 and that the hot the flue 23 formed between the lining 4 and the outer wall 24. It is usually necessary in order to obtain e ual distribution of heat in an oven to provi e more openings in the.

end is obliged to flow into the broiling oven to furnish the proper amount of air for combustion of the burner therein and that the hot gases therein then flow into the space 23 that is formed between the cooking oven lining 4 and the outer walls 24 and from thence through the slots 5 and the enlarged opening 25 into the cooking oven. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the products of combustion from the oven broiler finally find their way to an ordinary flue 37 (when required) located at the rear of the oven, and thence escape through the chimney to which the flue may be connected. Thespace located between the outer wall of the ovens and the outer wall of the ran e 1 forms substantially an insulation. -n

' some instances this space may be filled with non-conducting material such as asbestos (not shown) and the like. This space 30 is formed by the flanges 7 and 8 shown in Figure 4.

For further stiffening the walls 24 and the lining 4, the said walls are united by a suitably shapedmember 32 which is welded to the walls for the purpose of strengthening them and for the purpose of preventing warping of the walls when enameling. It will be understood that in Figure!) there is shown only the oven lining 4 and the outer flue wall 24. The parts 4, 24 and 32 are preferably welded together as a unit, before enameling.

In Figures 10, 11, 12and 13 I show amodification of ,the rack construction. In'these figures the rack is made of the same width throu hout and the inner end of the rack is provided with spring members 33 that move through the slots 34 formed. in the flange member 10 that surrounds the rods 8'.

These spring members when placing the rack 9 in position are forced inwardly as shown in Figure 13 until the spring reaches the elot 5' when it will then move outward therein. These springs serve to support the inner end of the rack and the rack is provided near the-outer ends of the springs with sto members 19' which engage with the mem rs 18 to prevent the rack from being accidentally withrawn from the oven. It will be observed in: the construction of Figures 10 to 13 inclusive that it is unnecessary for the rack to be moved laterally when being placedm aig the oven or removed from the oven. However, I prefer to use the construction shown in Figures 2 and 5. The rear ends of the springs 33ers firmly bolted to the rack 9' by suitable bolts 35.

The flue for the products of combustion communicates with a flue outlet 36, Figure 1.

The present improvement has been herein shown and described in considerable detail, but I wish it understood that the construction may be varied without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention so long as'the modifications are within a liberal construction of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: a

1. A gas range having an oven provided with a lining, said lining having a plurality a lining, said lining provided with longitudinally extending slots, a rack carrying at its rear portion projections extending lateral 1y beyond the width of'the'rack and entering the said slots, the front-portions of the lining having inwardly extending projections upon which the front portion of the rack is supported, the parts adapted to be operated in the manner set forth.

3. A range having an oven provided at its opposite walls with longitudinally extending slots, a rack having one side of its rear portion made narrower, the narrowed portion and the opposite side of the rack provided with projections extending beyond the widest portion of the rack and adapted to enter the said slots and the opposite sides of the lining in advance of the front ends of the slots provided with inwardly extending supports upon which the front portion of the rack is supported, for the purpose specified.

4. A range having an oven provided with a lining, said lining having longitudinally extending slots having their front ends projecting upwardly, a rack of substantially the same width as the oven, said rack having one side of its rear end narrowed, the rack having its narrowed portion provided with a projection extending beyond the greatest width, of the rack, 'said projection having laterally turned ends. the said lining havinga supporting. projection located in, front of the front ends of the slots,- said construction operating as set forth.

5. A range having an oven provided with provided with longituanlinlilng, said li'nin h a yextendmg' sots,t en rand lower walls ofthe slots having insr rdlv extending strengthening flanges for the purpose set forth, and a rack within the oven hav! ing its rear portion provided with projections extending beyond the racks width and entering thevsaid slots, the ends of the rojections having laterally extending portions located sulficiently beyond the sides of the rack to accommodate the-flanges of the slots, the parts adapted to operate for the purpose set forth. I 6.-A range having, a cooking oven and a broiling oven therebelow, the inner walls of the ovens provided with rack supporting broiling oven therebelow, a burner located in the upper portion of the broiling oven, the ovens havinglinings, a wall located outside of the said lining and spaced therefrom, said linings having slots communicating with the said space, the said space for the cooking oven ceasing at the upper portion of the'broiling oven and having'communication therewith, and said space for the broiling oven ceasing at a point below the cooking oven, whereby air for supporting combustion passes through the wall of the broiling oven and the products of combustion and hot gases flow throughthe said space of the cooking oven, the upper portion of the said space. being in communicationwith the flue outlet,

the'parts operating for the purpose set forth.

' supporting slots, a wall located outside of and 8. A range havmg a cooking oven'and a broiling oven therebelow, the broiling oven having a burner in its upper portion, the linings of the two ovens provided withrack spaced from the said linin s to form flues, the

flue for the broilingoven eing closed at the I upper portion thereof and the flue for the cooking oven communicating with the upper portion of the broiling oven, said cooking oven having an enlarged opening in its upper portion for the passage of the hot gases,-

whereby the circulation is proper to establish correct operation.

9. A range having an oven provided with a lining, said lining having longitudinally extending slots and a rack substantially fitting the said lining, said rack having its rear portion provided with means to engage the said slots and the front portion of the lining provided with inwardly extending supportmg members, substantially as set forth.

10. A ran having an oven rovided with a lining, said lining having ongitudinally rack is vertically extending slotsand a rack substantially fittingbetween the said linings, the-rear por-. tion of the rack having springs normally extending beyond the rack and adapted to enter the said slots and the front portion of the lining having inwardly extending supporting members adapted to support the front portion of the rack, the parts operating in the manner set forth.

11. In a gas range the combingtion with an oven having a lining provided with a plurality of horizontally arranged elongated slots, and a flat rack narrower than the space between the said lining the rack having at its rear corners narrow projections extendin 1n the said slots, the said pro ectlons and sai rack being movable throughout the length of the slots whereby the rac is freely movable backward and forward, and means for supporting the front end of the rack as it moves backward and forward whereby the said movable therein.

12. A gas range having an oven rovided with a lining having a plurality of e ongated horizontally extending slots, and a flat, rack' adjustablein the oven and of a width fitting within the said oven, the

rack having at" its rearficorners narrow projections extending in the said slots and the lin; ing having supports at its front ed elocated in a horizontal line with the ends 0? the slots,

the rack vertically adjustable in theoven and freely movable throughout the length of the slots and supported by said projections and supports.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature; 3

ISAAC 'vERNori BRUMBAUGH. 

